The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Fresh yeast CAKES every other UaV u
Geo. ID Arnolds
James O. Bradbury Esq. was in TOD
Monday on professional business.
The largest line of HOSIERY. Glove,
Gauze Vests, etc, at the New York Store
Mr.. Fred Neil the popular drug clcll
of L. II. Evans, Fairfield. passed the Sab
bath in town.
Miss Lille Roberts of Somcrville
Mass, is guest of Mrs Smith Whittier
for a few weeks.
Between Moosehead Lake and Fairfield
there are about 300 men at work driyn.
logs, Il larger humber than usual
If you want to save - cts. in buyin.
fancy dry goods and gents furnishing
call at the New York store
Hon. S. j. Walton and w. II. Hanson
passed the Ct, alter portion of last weel
drowning worms in the upper part of til,
county.
The base ball enthusiasm has somewhat
abated of late, and it now looks as il
Skowhegan would be without team thl,
season.
T.. c. Stevens at Rivcrvicw Poultry
yards, lIallowell, has reduced the price
of eggs, all premium stock, to Sl00 for q
setting. See ad.
Rev. w. &. Mann, who has for several
years been located at Monsoon, has ac-
cepted call from Winthrop and entered
upon his labors at the latter place
|. j. Smith has broken groun for his
new residence on Madison street, and the
foundation is being laid. II. W. Town
send is to have charge of the wood work
The of rear Moose River drive passed un-
der Moose River bridge, Thursday last.
1t is Il very clean drive out of all the
streams and ponds that empty into that
river.
The store property of Albert Fuller at
No. % Madison street, has been pur-
chased by J. n. and |. J. Smith, and will
be remodelled and occupied by them at
an early day.
DIR. Henry Leavitt has serious thoughts
of locating. with his family. in California,
this fall. The doctor will make trip to
the Pacific coast in August, To look
around.
DIR. II. Lcavitt has disposed of the
property occupied by him As a residence,
to A. X. p. l.. Nay, for $500, possession
to be given early in September. This is
one of the prettiest places in town.
The Engineers who have been at work
surveying the town for water works,
completed their job Friday and left by
train Saturday. They make the distance
of streets to be pped nearly 10 miles.
w. C. Young 4 Son, who have run the
stage house at Bingham for year past,
have given up their lease and \. f.
Adams, the owner, is again the landlord.
Mr. Adams is a veteran in hotel business.
Mr., q. A. Barnard informs us that he
has completed the fine residence of G. \.
Whiting of SO. Norrdgewock, and is
now remodclling the Sawyer House at
the same place, as well as building new
set of stables in connection
Among the ten members of the Junior
class selected by the Faculty of the
Maine State College to participate in the
Class Day exercises, are Miss Hannah NJ
Lcavitt of Norridgewock, and Willie j.
Hancock, formerly of this town Somer-
set scholars generally sustain 4 good rec
ord at Orono.
Sullivan Newton and wife of the new
hotel at Moose River, We're in town last
week. Mr.. Newton informs us that the
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company have
some 300 men at work on the line west of
the Canada road and expect to have it
graded to Moose River and the iron laid
by the middle of July.
Skowhegan furnished four memorial
day orators this year Rev. J. II. Little
at Smithheld and Norridgewock, S. j
Walton Esq, at North Arson, l.. l.. Wal
ton Esq, at Bingham, and DR.. S. \. Pat
ten at Monsoon. Their orations were all
appropriate to the occasion and highly
acceptable to the audiences.
At a formal meeting of the Congrcga-
tional church and society, held Saturday
afternoon last, leave of absence was
granted their pastor Rev, A. J. RackliT,
until July LIST, lsSS. \. Il. Bixby, l.. l..
Walton, J. A. Colby, and W. f. Bacon,
were appointed a committee to supply the
pulpit during the interim
Mr.. 6. W. Richards and wife Of Madis-
on, Wisconsin, formerly of this State,
are spending few weeks among relatives
in Maine. They came to this village Sat
urday a, d remained over Sunday at the
home of NJ. c. Foss, who Is II brother Of
Mrs. Richards Mr. Richards was for
merly Maine man and is engaged in the
lumber business in Wisconsin.
Mr. C. ID. Brown of Portland was at
Skowhcgan last week looking over water
privileges here with a view to establish
ing a Pulp mandatory. He was well
satisfied with the outlook and the pros
pect is good that he will take hold of it..
If he does his son is to have charge of it.
Mr.. Brown is largely engaged in the pulp
business and is thoroughly versed in it.
NJ. G.. Shaw of Greenville, was at Ilo-
tel Heselton last week on his way to the
Forks, where he went to make arrange
ments to send men back on Dead River to
bring out the second drive. The first
drive was turned into the kenncbec early
and is well down to the mills. The wat, I
was SO low. however, on Dead River,
that nothing could be done, and the crew
in charge of Austin Fam are here.
Since our last issue, A. ii. Fletcher has
disposed of the building now occupied by
Woodbury., Morrill, 4 Gage, also the
double tenement house on Madison street
to o. w. Jewett, V. s., for six thousand
dollars. The store property is sold sub
ject to the lease, which continues sevcra